Dubai Airports News

Dubai Airports will conduct an extensive runway enhancement project at Dubai International (DXB) during an 80 day period commencing May 1, 2014. → Read More

Majid Sultan Al Joker, vice president, operations, Dubai Airports, UAE speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa. → Read More

Dubai Airports has announced Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27th, 2013 when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into the emirate’s second airport. nasair plans to operate over 50 flights per week between Dubai and a number of destinations in Saudi Arabia. → Read More

Dubai Airports and Emirates have completed the phased launch of Concourse A – the home of the A380 and the world’s first purpose-built facility for the aircraft at Dubai International. The new concourse is expected to boost capacity at Dubai International from 60 million to 75 million passengers per year. → Read More

Dubai Airports has conducted the first operational trial involving members of the public, to test the readiness of the newly built Concourse A – the first purpose-built A380 facility in the world. Situated at Dubai International Terminal 3, the major trial follows a comprehensive series of preliminary exercises that were carried out at the facility in recent weeks with the participation of employees of the airport and its partners. → Read More

As many as 50 flights have been diverted from Dubai International Airport following the closure of both runways. Operator Dubai Airports said the airport was closed at 06:45 resulted in the diversion of flights to a number of airports in the region including Dubai World Central, Al Ain, Doha Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Muscat and Bahrain among others. → Read More

Passenger traffic at Dubai International crossed the 4.5 million mark for the fourth consecutive month, according to the April traffic report issued by Dubai Airports. Dubai International is the fourth busiest hub for international passengers and freight in the world. → Read More

Annual aircraft movements in Dubai are expected to increase to 560,000 by 2020, when over 98 million passengers and over four million tonnes of air freight will pass through the emirate’s airports, a research study revealed. The total aircraft movements, including local and foreign airlines, general aviation, private operators and freighters, in the UAE will surge to 620,000 in 2012 and 663,000 by 2013, according to the study on the GCC airports performance and future growth trends and projections. → Read More

With construction of the purpose-built A380 facility - Concourse 3 - on track for completion at the end of 2012, Dubai Airports has launched an intensive operational readiness programme to prepare the new facility for its opening in the first quarter of 2013. → Read More

Passenger traffic at Dubai International has continued its double-digit growth for the third consecutive month according to the monthly traffic report for March issued by Dubai Airports on Wednesday. Dubai International is the fourth busiest hub for international passengers and freight in the world. → Read More

Paul Griffiths, chief executive, Dubai Airports, talks about the growth of Dubai as an aviation hub. → Read More